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WHY  WE  MUST  GO  FORWARD 

1  Christ  bids  us  do  50. 

BEHIND  all  our  feeble  questionings 
rises  the  immutable  word  of  the 
Lord :  “  Go  ye  into  all  the  world. 
Disciple  all  nations." 

2  cCVie  Heathen  world  is  stirred  to  the 
depths, 

IT  is  too  late  to  say  “  let  them  alone," 
for  all  heathenism  is  in  contact  with 
Christianity. 

How  shall  Christ  be  presented  ?  By 
aggressive  militarism,  by  selfish  com¬ 
mercialism,  or  by  the  gospel  and  its 
institutions — the  hospital,  the  school, 
the  church? 


(3)  cChe  pagan  systems  are  crum¬ 
bling.  W hat  shall  replace 

them ?  I r religion,  agnosticism, 
infidelity? 


THIS  is  what  threatens  in  India, 
in  Japan,  ultimately  everywhere. 
While  ancient  faiths  are  disinte¬ 
grating,  shall  not  ever-young  Chris¬ 
tianity  take  their  places  ? 


(4)  W e  are  in  a  world-crisis.  Can 
Christ’s  followers  look  un¬ 
moved  upon  such  a  situation 
as  now  confronts  us? 

AN  inquiring  India,  an  aroused 
Japan,  a  waking  China,  an  ex¬ 
plored  Africa,  a  wide-open  Island  em¬ 
pire — eager  missionaries,  men  of  piety 
and  insight,  crying  everywhere  for  re¬ 
inforcements.  Who  but  dullards  or 
the  spiritually  callous  can  fail  to  heed 
and  “go  forward”? 

Surely  one  of  God’s  great  days  is  at 
hand. 

O  Christians,  lift  up  your  eyes  and 
see  the  stately  coming  of  the  King. 
Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord. 


A  NYWHERE,  provided  it  be  forward. 
**  —DAVID  LIVINGSTONE. 


SERIES  B 

I.  “An  Offering,"  by  Bishop  Thoburn. 

II.  "Go  Forward,”  by  Bishop  Oldham. 

III.  “Thy  Kingdom  Come,"  by  Bishop  Bashford. 

IV.  “  Expansion— God’s  Plan,”  by  Bishop  Thoburn. 

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